[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] anticloud:
for knox, xposed, mutisystem consult with hsbadr.

here is what I can say about jasmine ROM.

1. stable

2. tweaked.

3. knoxless.

4. hsbadr's posts can describe the other changes / benefits.

5. I use his jasmine ROMS as a base before I apply other tweaks.

Typically, I further strip down the apps - de-bloat the phone. Note: I have no ill-side effects from doing the following.

a. Remove ALL Samsung Pay / Cloud apps - there are quite a few modules in /system/app /system/priv-app aside from the visible apps.

b. Remove Google / Samsung / Verizon Navigational APIs - yes, there is no google, verizon, samsung location features. I do however leave the Qualcomm GPS API's in the phone. This ensures the ONLY the hardware GPS has operability ONLY. I also go into SQL Lite, in the System Settings db and disable assisted GPS as well as ensure in build prop that assisted gps = 0. What is the goal here... to fully deprecate the phones location footprint only leaving hardware GPS (and the notion that tower triangulation is the only OTHER form of location). This is not a "dark" thing. It is to ensure as best as I can, "privacy". Notably, 911 cannot locate the phone (I have participated in three 911 calls, they could not pinpoint my location). Meanwhile, this essentially treats the phone like a garmin (one-way GPS communication, and to be clear, only hardware GPS receives signals, does not transmit.) - again, I wish to observe privacy. When I need to take advantage of the GPS, I install three apps. 1. Co-pilot (paid for version) which allows ALL maps to be stored on board (sdcard) and the app can completely be run in airplane mode + the hardware GPS, so, no wifi, no cell towers, etc... just my phone, gps, and co-pilot, I can travel ANYWHERE without data usage or cell tower. I then install GPS Test Plus (paid for version) this is a 2nd GPS app, of just the best GPS tools in the world (IMO), and finally I run an application which can transmit my GPS coordinates via bluetooth (Bluetooth GPS Output paid) - this allows me to transmit my coordinates to a local-to-bluetooth laptop (i.e. windows / apple) which may not have it's own onboard GPS but does have mapping. In my case I weather chase, so the bluetooth GPS comes in handy for weather mapping software :)

Oh, there is one more app - that is power toggles, which has the ability to toggle the hardware GPS without warnings, without accidentally triggering verizon tower location pass through - see #2

More about GPS that most people don't know.

1. The hardware GPS on our phones has a 10ft accuracy :). This means the claim that use of verizon, samsung, google location services provides greater accuracy, is, well, BS in my books. There is no greater accuracy than hardware GPS at 10ft. everything else assisted, via internet cannot possibly be accurate to the degree of hardware, just not - should be common sense.

2. do not use the phones menu option to turn on location services. even GPS only still toggles on verizon gps via towers - bad. use power toggles to enable hardware GPS.

3. saves battery. of course.

4. Finally. I make GPS a big deal, again, privacy.

c. I further strip the phone of most google apps, i.e. maps, any voice assisted searching etc, google plus - gone, google mail - gone. I use corporate exchange email.

d. I will also remove all verizon apps except voicemail and the one verizon app which allows you to manage your account.

Jasmine ROM - is tweaked for best performance. So, while 5.1.1. may harbor a better smoother user experience, Jasmine ROM on 5.0.1 does great and no known issues...

Once hsbadr brings Jasmine to 5.1.1. then I will upgrade to it...